Portfolio

A PORTFOLIO OFSELECTED WORK IN

GREEN ARCHITECTUREBY PRATIK ZAVERI

This portfolio represents a select-ed group of work done as graduate student in Master in Environmental Building Design at University of Penn-sylvania and Professional Experience at Hunnarshala - Foundation for Build-ing Technology and Innovations (India) and Onyx Construction/Design (USA)

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PROFILE

RESUME4 years of experience in architectural design with focus on contemporary and local materials, technol-ogies and skills. Experience in designing, planning, detailing and coordinating project for residences, institutions, schools and recreations. Knowledge of various building simulation programs and analysis tools allowing to work in an inte-grated team environment and ability to effectively integrate environmental design principles with architectural design.

EDUCATION

June 2003 - Dec. 2008 Bachelor of Architecture - CGPA - 3.57 (On 4)Indubhai Parekh School of Architecture, Saurashtra University, Rajkot - Gujarat, IN.

Sept. 2011 - June 2012 Master in Environmental Building Design (MEBD) - CGPA - 3.71 (on 4)School of Design, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia - Pennsylvania, US. Relevant Courses:Integrated Building Design, Building Performance Simulation, Performance Design Workshop, Day-lighting, Building Envelops, Energy and Its Impacts, Ecology, Technology & Design, Building Diagnosis.

Design Thesis: ‘Toran’- Beach Resort, Mandvi - Gujarat, IN.Research Thesis: Understanding the factors affecting the house form - A study of ‘Gujar Kshatriya’ community, Kutch - Gujarat, IN.

Project: ‘Responsive Reuse’- High Performance Building Design, Philadelphia - Pennsylavania, US.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEONYX CONSTRUCTION - DESIGN

HUNNARSHALA FOUNDA-TION

Hunnarshala - Foundation for Building Technology and Innovations

Hunnarshala foundation is a not - for - profit company that works to promote sustainable designs and construction techniques, creates opportunity for artisan to mainstream their skills by providing technology, design and market support, and works for rehabilitation after natural disas-ters. It also works and promotes decentralize solid management and waste water solutions.

Onyx Construction - Design - New Mexico, USA

Onyx Construction - Design focus on sustainable solar passive architecture using contempo-rary and alternative construction techniques. It creates opportunities for local communities to involve in construction process and provide platform for better socio - economic development.

Built Projects:

Mud Neemrana, Neemrana Fort Palace, Neemrana - Alvar, Rajasthan, India. Project Architect - Involved designing of project from conceptual stage to final execution stage. Design supervision on site.

Jan. 2009 - June 2011 Mansi - School for Mentally Challenged Girls, Bidada - Mandvi, Gujarat, India. Project Architect - Involve designing of project from conceptual stage to final execution stage. Design supervision on site.

Sept. 2008 - July 2009

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Siddhartha Public School, Katvad - Himmatnagar, Gujarat, India. Project Architect - Involve designing of project from conceptual stage to final execution stage. Veeraytan Upashray - Roof Design, Punadi - Mandvi, Gujarat, India. Project Architect - Draughted drawings and details for roof constrution and quantities estimation.

July 2009 - June 2011

Jan. 2011 - June 2011 Redevelopment of informal settlements - Homes in the City initiative, Gujarat, India.Assistant Architect - Addressed community meetings and devised master plan for community housing.

DIGITAL SKILLS Designing softwares: Auto CAD, Archicad, Rhino, and Sketchup Simulation softwares: Ecotect, Designbuilder, EnergyPlus, Radiance, Evalglare, Diva and DaysimPresentation softwares: Photoshop, Illustration, Indesign, Coral drawApplication packages: Microsoft office

Feb. 2010 - June 2011

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Feb. 2009 - April 2009

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May 2009 - June 2010

Panchayat Bhavan, Bihar, India.Project Architect - Designed project from conceptual stage to final execution.

Unbuilt Projects:

‘Varso’ - Hamirsar Lake Front Redevelopment - A Cultural Precinct, Bhuj, Gujarat, India. Design proposal for redevelopment of Hamirsar lake as a cultural precinct. Team work (6 People)

Residence for Mr. Sudhir, Baroda, Gujarat, India. Project Architect - Designed project from conceptual stage to final design. Farmhouse Pavilion for Mr. Sailesh Gor, Madhapar - Bhuj, Gujarat, India. Project Architect - Designed project from conceptual stage to final design.

Gurukul School for Krishi Gram Vikas Kendra, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. Project Architect - Designed project from conceptual stage to final design.

Rabari Vandh - Community Housing, Mundra, Gujarat, India. Assistant Architect - Designing and draughting of drawings for community housing.

Oct 2012 - Dec 2012

Dec 2012 - June 2013

Oct 2012 - June 2013

Oct 2012 - June 2013

Residence for Mr. Ben Ortega, Taos, New Mexico, USA.Documentation of existing incomplete residence. Draughted submittal drawings for building permit for completion of the residence.Habitat for Humanity of Taos - Office and Restore complex - Phase 1, Taos, New Mexico, USA.Draughted submittal drawings for obtaining commercial building permit. Obtained bids from various suppliers and performed a detailed analysis of scope of work and proposed cost estimation. Submit-ted the final report to HUD for obtaining RHEA grant.

Taos County Economic Development Corporation - Meat Storage facility, Taos, New Mexico, USA.Draughted submittal drawings for obtaining commercial building permit. Obtained quotation from various agencies for structural metal elements. Residence for Mrs. Mary Hartzell, Taos, New Mexico, USA.Draughted submittal drawings obtaining building permit for residence. Preparing detailed calculation for material quantities and cost estimation.

SCHOOL OF DESIGN

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIAPHILADELPHIA - PENNSYLVANIA, USA

The Master in Environmental Build-ing Design is a specialized, post profession-al degree developed to train architects in the new skills and knowledge required for environmental design and especially in the design techniques with which those skills must be integrated into the practice of ar-chitecture.

The course of study includes course work on building performance simulation, integrated building design, building enve-lopes and systems, lighting, daylighting, and the theory and practice of environ-mental design.

GRADUATE PROJECTS

These projects focuses on understanding and use of various tools that helps in exploring the performance of buildings for environmental issues and suggest techniques for sustainable approach.

INTEGRATED DESIGN LAB - HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDING DESIGN - Philadelphia - Pennsylvania, US

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CLINICAL RESEARCH BUILDING - ENERGY MODELING & SIMULATION - Philadelphia - Pennsylvania, US

LIGHT SHELVES - EXPLORATION & EVALUATION - Philadelphia - Pennsylvania, US

WASTE RECYCLING SYSTEM - EMERGY FLOW DIAGRAM - Philadelphia - Pennsylvania, US

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Targeted Building Building 624- warehouse (planned to be renovated as residential)INTEGRATED DESIGN LAB

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MAXIMUM ECOLOGICAL POWER

Located at the foot of historic Broad Street, NAVY YARD, which is larger in area than Centre City Philadelphia, presents an extraordinary op-portunity for redevelopment. The Navy Yard bene-fit from a unique and valuable set of architectural, landscape and infrastructure assets.

Being a part of Navy yard, with a great his-tory and located at the critical junction of the city, new design tempts to be an icon by itself. Project will consider the climatic responses at micro and macro level, in order to achieve comfortable con-ditions and achieve high energy performance cri-teria to set examples for future generation.

ENERGY SYSTEM IN COLD SEASON



ENERGY SYSTEM IN HOT SEASON

NATURAL VENTILATION

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CAFETERIA, DAYCARE, GYM& RECREATION SEVERVICE: 49,140 SF

PARKING: 260,000 SFPARKING FOR OCCUPANTS: 400EXTRA VISITOR PARKING: 100

“THE YARD” MARKET: 258,000 SF

RESIDENTIAL: 456,800 SF

1-BR LOFT_STYLE: 60 UNITS1-BR DUPLEX: 66 UNITS2-BR DUPLEX: 144 UNITS3-BR DUPLEX: 18 UNITS

TOTAL: 288 UNITS

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Opaqueness from lower heavy existing building, disappears as one moves up towards the new insert. Here units play between of opaque and transparent space

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“ RESPONSIVE REUSE is the parallel process of reinvigorating an existing building by physically transforming its mass, adding a new structure on top, and connecting them with new architectural and programmatic elements. The existing build-ing is made more efficient by subtracting volume from the centre, and converting the dark inner core to parking. The overbuild is a perforated, do-nut shape that enhances natural ventilation and is fitted with an adjustable, responsive facade cali-brated to changing climatic conditions.

Looking to leverage the benefits of differ-ent construction types, we propose to use a glass wrapper to help the existing thermal mass promote seasonally appropriate heat transfer between the old and new elements. The architectural impact of the proposal creates a new kind of visual icon for the Navy Yard.” - Brian Phillips

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Following the strategies of BIOCLIMAT-IC, RESPONSIVENESS and ADAPTATION, project evolve to a mix use residential-commercial tower. Taking the benefit of clearly different functions, at different location, and heavy thermal structure of existing building, there is a possibility of mutually transferring energy from one location to other at different time on daily and annually basis.

AIRFLOW STUDY

The aim of this study was to ensure that the open spaces, courtyard and atrium, have suf-ficient cool air at appropriate velocity so that during comfortable climatic condition outside one can open windows and allow natural ventilations through the spaces.

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Total energy consumption of building is one of the main focuses of environmental designer. En-ergy simulations help in understanding holistically energy consumption of building in different aspect such as heating, cooling, lighting and plug-in loads. It provides data in various formats which further helps in deciding design strategies according to the climatic conditions and locations. One can provide various inputs in terms materials, systems, tech-nologies, schedules etc and predict the energy us-age of the building.

The project consisted of modeling an existing lab building at University of Pennsylvania campus. The aim was to do develop a detailed energy model for simulation and generate energy assessment using energy plus as modeling engine. The results were then compared with actual meter data to under-stand the variation and finally to propose design strategies to the existing building and test their performance in terms of energy reduction.

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The objective of this research is to un-derstand and highlight the effectiveness of light shelves in different geographical region and their effect in illuminance level inside the space. Day-light simulations were performed for a custom light shelves (plastic material) for a typical space in two different location - 1) Moscow, Russia and 2) Male Hulelu, Maldives. Moscow, in Russia, is lo-cated at 55.7 degree latitude and Male Hulelu, in Maldives, is located at 4.2 degree latitude. Simula-tions were performed using Ecotect and Radiance and weather data for both the space were taken from U.S Department of Energy website. Simula-tion readings were taken both for sunny as well as overcast sky, during 21st of March, June and Sep-tember. For Maldives, readings are taken at 9 AM, 12 PM and 3 PM of day and for Moscow, readings were taken at 9 AM, 12 PM and 5 PM. Along with variation in day and time, reading were also taken having variation in location of light shelf - both side of wall (inside and outside), only exterior side of wall and only interior side of wall and compared with same situation of day and time without light shelf. A) MOSCOW - RUSSIA, LATITUDE - 55.7 B) MALE ISLAND - MALDIVES, LATITUDE - 4.2

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- Illuminance level is almost similar inside space in the central part during early morning (9am) and late af-ternoon (3pm) as sun pen-etrates the space at almost similar angle from south.

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- For location moving far above tropic of cancer, light shelf doesn’t work during months around Decem-ber as sun is at very low altitude, even during noon time.

- Light shelf works well for months between months from March to September as sun is at higher altitude compared to other months.

- Helps well in decreasing the peripheral glare and discomfort- Effect of inside illuminance and reducing peripheral glare and dis-comfort depends on width of light shelf, location (inside, outside or both), vertical positioning, its angle and also on dimensions and type of glazing. - Depending on the requirement of the space, one can decide upon having light shelf either interior, exterior or both, as they all have dif-ferent effect on illumination at interior space near perimeter.

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EMERGY FLOW DIAGRAM

Meyerson hall generates various wastes such as paper, cardboard, plastic, aluminum cans, glass and other miscellaneous materials. Several materials such as wood, acrylic, cardboards, met-als etc, comes in the fab lab. They produce various products and create several wastes such as saw dust, wooden pieces, metal dust etc. Out of all these, wastes paper and cardboard are the major one. Papers from printers/plotters are used on one side and are than thrown to recycle bins or trash bins. These wastes are than collected and send to recycle center before their functional value is fully utilized. Also the saw dust generated from fab lab, which is initially collected separately, ends up in trash, possess a value of reuse. For a sustainable solution, there is a need to make a little interven-tion in the flow of the waste system. Once the waste are being collected, materials such as paper, cardboard, saw dust should be collected and re-used in the building itself till they are fully utilized and then should be disposed for recycling.


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Orthographic Projection Location: 40.7°, -73.9° Obj 484 Orientation: 0.0°, 0.0° Sun Position: -178.3°, 25.8°

Date/Time: 12:00, 21st Dec Dotted lines: July-December.HSA: 1.7°, VSA: 25.8°


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Orthographic Projection Location: 40.7°, -73.9° Obj 484 Orientation: 0.0°, 0.0° Sun Position: -177.8°, 72.7°

Date/Time: 12:00, 21st Jun Dotted lines: July-December.HSA: 2.2°, VSA: 72.7°


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Orthographic Projection Location: 40.7°, -73.9° Obj 484 Orientation: 0.0°, 0.0° Sun Position: 178.9°, 49.0°

Date/Time: 12:00, 21st Mar Dotted lines: July-December.HSA: -1.1°, VSA: 49.0°

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SUN PATH AND SHADOW STUDY

In designing buildings and structures, archi-tects have constantly focused their attention towards the sun. It has been both a bane as well as an aid for building designers: too much sunlight will lead to ex-cessive heating. Hence today architects must not only design buildings to collect energy from the sun to pro-vide heating and lighting, but also to reject solar en-ergy when it can lead to overheating of the building. Sun path study helps in understanding the motion of the sun throughout the year which helps in deciding the location and orientation of building on site.

ILLUMINATION AND GLARE STUDY

Amount and quality of light vary from region to region. It also varies in the building according to requirement of space and function. Achieving appro-priate light level (Natural + Artificial) helps not only in achieving low energy consumption of the building, but it also creates a healthy ambience and increase pro-ductivity. Illumination study helps in calculating the light level at different hours thorough out the year and hence helps design accordingly to the best or worst weather condition.

AIR FLOW - CFD STUDY

Well ventilated buildings are most needed to reduce the dependency on mechanical systems and to reduce the energy consumption for the building. Wind simulation study helps to calculate the motion of wind in and around the building. It also helps in understand-ing the velocity, temperature and inflow angle of the wind and assists in taking decision for improvising the conditions.

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HUNNARSHALA FOUNDATION

FOUNDATION FOR BUILDING TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATIONS

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Hunnarshala Foundation is not-for-profit company that works to promote sustainable designs and construction tech-niques, creates opportunities for artisan to mainstream their skills by providing tech-nology, design and market support. It also works for rehabilitation after natural disas-ters and promotes decentralize solid man-agement and waste water solutions.

MANSI - SCHOOL FOR MENTALLY CHALLENGED GIRLS - Bidada - Gujarat, IN

MUD NEEMRANA - AN EXTENT ION OF NEEMRANA FORT PALACE - Neemrana - Rajasthan, IN

PANCHAYAT BHAVAN - Bihar, IN

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES - A PUBLISHED RESEARCH - Kutch - Gujarat, IN

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF TAOS - Taos - New Mexico, US

RESIDENCE FOR MRS. MARY HARTZELL - Taos - New Mexico, US

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These projects aim to display the use of contemporary as well as local materials and artisan skills in response to the ur-gent needs environmental issues from global climate change to resources shortages. The use of the following technolo-gies and skills not only opens the new perspective for environmental issues but also establish new language to aesthetics.

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ONYX CONSTRUCTION DESIGN

TAOS - NEW MEXICO, USA

Onyx construction design focus on sustainable solar passive architecture using contemporary and alternative construction technologies. It creates opportunities for local communities to involve in construc-tion process and provide platform for bet-ter socio - economic development.

Bidada - Gujarat, India

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Situated on land brimming with neem trees, the leaves of which provide essential ayurvedic medicines, the plan purposely worked around the trees so as not to have to cut any down.

“The desponding are comforted and made hopeful, and the excited are repressed and instructed by the cordial and kindly comments of the convalescent and experienced”.

Main aim of the institute is to provide shelter to children roaming on the street and provide with new life. Try to stabilize their life and help to sustain them through their own skills. Provide them with basic education with understanding their individual needs. Educate them with affection and kindness. To make them part of society by enriching their behaviours, which is socially acceptable. Keeping the children busy as far as possible so that their mind develops in fruitful that help them to earn for themselves in future, and hence help them to achieve a respected state in society.

MANSI is an artful school, that has beautiful views, grounds, and contain “home-felt” spaces with excellent ventilation. In no case, school look’s like a place of confinement. Students here are not only involved in routinely manual work but also have ample opportunity for pleasures such as music, lectures, parties, carriage rides, a library, reading and worship, and excursions.

This school is - an inviolable refuge, a re-treat, a protective shelter, a place to escape from the causes of insanity. The insane cannot be usu-ally healed at home and school is the proper plac-es for the insane. Removal of an individual from his city or town to the school is for the purpose of treatment, not for custodial care.

Students are not only the beneficiaries of the environment and activities provided by the su-perintendent but also gain from exposure to other students.

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Class rooms are the spaces where chil-dren will be learning their way out of limitations and be self dependent. Four classroom are ar-ranged in a way that they form a courtyard in be-tween, creating visual connection yet separated with open green patch and trees.

Each classroom is designed around trees, ending up forming two spill over spaces with trees. Also a small, dark and cosy silent space is provided for each classroom, where child will be isolated in order to find herself within and be calm and com-fortable.

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Dormitories are designed in group of 4 with individual courtyards and central bigger courtyard with amphitheatre, which collects rain-water and harvest it below.

Each dormitory is designed around trees, ending up forming 3 spill over spaces with trees. Each dormitories consists of 12 girls with one care taker, which makes total occupancy of 48 girls in the school.

Following the principle of cutting no trees, the Kitchen - Dining space turns out to have a form of alphabet ‘S’, consisting of 5 courtyard with trees. Individual curves form kitchen and din-ing space. The design is such that it provide large enough storage space.

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MUD NEEMRANA - AN EXTENSION OF NEEMRANA FORT PALACE

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NEEMRANA is located at golden tri-angle between Delhi and Jaipur. It is 15th century old fort resort spreading across 2.5 hector on the hill. It provides unique panoramic view of the land-scape till the horizon.

Continuing its legacy of providing a unique staying experience at fort palace, a new cottage staying facility is designed at the foot of the place with different architecture style, language and ma-teriality. The new cottage submerge in the nature with a surprise in itself. Surrounded by the rich va-riety of flora and fauna, cottage provides a serene and tranquil experience.

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Exploring different material and technol-ogy for construction as against to the stone fort, the cottage is designed as a mud dome. The dome is entirely made up of Adobe brick, with neces-sary concrete bands. Dome sits on square base with the dimension of 6M X 6M. Dome is 1M high with diameter of 6M. The final finishing of the dome and the walls are out of lime plaster and fresco paintings. Attached with the dome, is the bathing space, which is inspired by the local stone construction. A small waste water system is also developed which will treat water out of the bath-room with natural process and then will be used for surrounding landscape. The front and rear tim-ber pavilion reflects the language that can be seen at the fort palace making a continuity.

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Celebrating Sustainability using local material and technology

“The dome - a classic archetype. Springing skyward and defying earthly gravity, the dome symbolizes the heavens and cosmos above. It transports us from earth to heaven; from earth to spirit.” - EARTH TO SPIRIT, In search of natural architecture

SUSTAINABILITY SOCIAL - ECONOMICAL - ENVIRONMENTAL

Using sustainable and local green building materi-als such as mud and stone, can help reduce the environmental impacts associated with the ex-traction, transport, processing, fabrication, instal-lation, reuse, recycling, and disposal of building industry source materials. Also use of these ma-terial, enhance local skills and technology, provide employment opportunity to local artisan and in-crease local economy.

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With a view to provide infrastructural fa-cilities in rural belts, the Bihar government has an-nounced to construct Panchayat Bhavan in 8,463 Panchayats with assistance of World Bank. Panchay-at Bhavan shall not only fulfill the functional require-ments at panchayat level but also shall become a landmark representing local self governance. Main component of Panchayat bhavan are MUKHIYA and SARPANCH. Other supporting staff for Mukhiya in-cludes Panchayat Sachiv, ward member, Engineers, Halka kamachari, computer operator etc, whereas for Sarpanch are Nayay mitra, Jansevak, Health worker, Supervisor etc. Other Services such as pan-try, storage and wash area are required. As it is a public service building, it is important to include the factor of physical disability in order to access each and every function. Idea was to explore a modular design that could be easily modified for varying site conditions and bring ease in construction process.

Bihar is rich in building traditions and craft. Most of the people in the region continue practice these traditional technologies. At the same time, there is also a certain degree of change towards modern materials particularly reinforced cement concrete. However, quality of such construction is not up to desirable level due to many complexi-ties involved related to skills and affordability. As a result, the Panchayat Bhavan will be constructed with local materials such as Bricks and Bamboo, which will provide easy availability of materials, enhance local skills, provide platform to artisan to move forward with their skills, reduces environ-mental impact and increase local economy.

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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF TAOS is a locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, an ecumenical, nonprofit Christian housing ministry building decent, afford-able housing in partnership with people in need.

The project is divided in two phases. Phase-1 involves 1,950 sq.ft of office and restore buildings. This phase is funded by RHEA grant through HUD funding program.

The structure incorporates several strate-gies such as, solar orientation, SIPs walling system, double pane windows, Xeriscape landscape and photovoltic panels, making it energy efficient de-sign.

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- 18" X 8" Poured conc. @ 3000 PSI with2 horizontal #4 Re-bars continuous, andvertical # 4 bars @ 48" O.C.

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4" Poured conc. @ 3000 PSI with 6"x6"steel mesh and radiant heat lines.

STEM WALL

- ICF form forms 12" height x 14" widewith 10" conc. core fill @ 3000 PSI with#4 vertical rebar @ 48" O.C.

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Bituthane ice and watershield on all parapets,extend 1'-0" downeither side

Double layer Jumbotext (Building paper)

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SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels) consists of EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) insulation lami-nated with structural adhesives to oriented strand board structural sheathing. It is most air-tight and well insulated systems available reducing energy consumption. They are faster construction meth-od as they reduces framing time as much as 50% as compared to conventional stick frame method. SIPs are made from renewable wood and the ex-panded polystyrene insulation contain no HCFs, CFCs, and HCFCs and the life cycle analysis of SIPs shows substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

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Pre-engineered factorywood trusses 12"x36" highabove vigas & ceiling

Metal roofing on 5 8" CDX deck

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R - 50 Insulation

14" Wide ICF stem wallwith 10" conc. core fill

Gypsum plaster(USG STRUCTO-LITE)

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A vacation retreat outhouse was de-signed for Mrs. Mary Hartzell in the beauti-ful natural settings of Taos, NM. Its a one story structure that faces the Sangre-de-cristo mountains of Rocky Mountain Ranges. Residence is simple plan with struc-tural walls of poured pumice technology while interior partition walls are standard stick frame. Radiant Floor Heating is the primary source for maintaining comfort-able internal temperatures during winters where outside temperatures are around -22 C.

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Wattle and Daub, no plast., 15cm 26 236 35 176 43 8 1 19 202 4'477 Cob wall, mud mortar, 2 mud plast., 45 cm 179 236 166 179 63 7 34 19 502 4'477 Adobe, mud mortar,2 mud plast., 45 cm 183 236 187 188 40 4 34 19 420 4'477 UCR, mud mortar, 2 cem.plast., 45 cm 327 174 335 62 103 1 59 35 225 124 Sandstone hand dr., cem. mortar, 2 cem. plast., 23 cm 353 170 379 66 77 1 70 35 110 124 Sandstone mach. dr., cem. mortar, 2 cem. plast., 23 cm 413 170 388 69 125 1 78 35 110 124 Rammed earth, 2 cem. plast., 23 cm 426 208 456 120 57 1 80 41 144 186 CCB hand m., cem. mortar, 2 cem. plast., 23 cm 519 139 511 79 67 1 112 28 385 124 CCB ind. solid, cem. mortar, 2 cem. Plast., 23 cm 532 139 485 75 109 2 107 28 335 124 CCB ind. hollow, cem. mortar, 2 cem. plast., 23 cm 540 139 498 76 104 1 108 28 329 124 Fly ash B, cem. stab., cem. mortar, 2 sides cem. plaster, 23 cm 559 139 482 76 138 2 110 28 255 124 CSEB, cem. mortar, 2 cem. plast., 23 cm 492 208 524 97 77 1 103 41 377 186 UCR, cem. mortar, 2 cem. plast, 38 cm 548 170 524 78 116 1 112 35 191 124 Fly ash B, lime stab., cem. mortar, 2 sides cem. plaster, 23 cm 603 139 525 64 151 2 95 28 255 124 Burnt brick local, cem. mortar, 2 sides cem. plaster, 23 cm 717 139 524 278 52 1 95 28 227 124 RCC, 2 sides cem. plaster, 15 cm 774 139 722 88 101 2 161 28 108 124 Burnbt brick industrial, cem. mortar, 2 sides cem. plaster, 23 cm 895 139 857 61 114 2 127 28 227 124

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PUBLISHED RESEARCH PAPERA COMPARATIVE STUDY IN KUTCH DISTRICT, GUJARAT STATE, INDIA Daniel Pittet1, K.S. Jagadish3, Tejas Kotak2, Kiran Vaghela2,

Pratik Zaveri2, Humaira Sareshwala4, Jayesh Gohel4

1 University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland, World Habitat Research Centre, www.worldhabitat.supsi.ch 2 Hunnarshala Foundation, Bhuj, Gujarat, India, www.hun-nar.org3 Emeritus Professor at IIS Bangalore, 4 Thesis student in architecture, CEPT

ABSTRACT

The housing sector is generating worldwide sub-stantial environmental impacts. In fact, it contributes to about half of the total energy consumption of high income countries and is responsible of a major share of greenhouse gas emissions also in development and transition (D&T) na-tions. Scientific data on environmental impacts of building materials and technologies in D&T countries are rather lim-ited and it is difficult to make informed choices aiming at reducing such impacts. The study aims at filling a gap in the assessment and documentation of environmental impacts of building technologies in India and in D&T countries in general. It is based on a detailed analysis of various walling technologies used in single family houses of Kutch District, Gujarat State, India, including traditional, modern and al-ternative new technologies. Based mainly on primary data, the impacts have been assessed including the production chain of materials, their transportation on site, all construc-tion procedures as well as the maintenance activities over fifty years, whereas the impacts due to demolition of the structures at the end of their life cycle have been evalu-ated through qualitative analysis. Environmental impacts are represented through indicators such as the total energy consumption (embodied energy), the share of non renew-able energies (NRE), the corresponding amount of CO2 emissions and the consumption of water. Various phases of production processes (construction, transport and main-tenance) are represented separately in order to inform on their respective quantitative relevance.

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES

A Published Research Paper at World Habitat -

http://www.worldhabitat.supsi.ch/documents/paper_kutch.pdf

A Published Chapter in Book -

Technologies and Innovations For Development Scientific cooperation for a Sustainable Future by Bolay J, Schmid M, Tejada G and Hazboun E.

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PRATIK ARUN ZAVERIMaster in Environmental Building Design

LEED Green Associate

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